Clasp-loop.



No. 831,680. PATENTED SEPT. 25, 1906- B..PYLE.

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EDWVARD PYLE, OF LINCOLN, NEBRASKA.

CLASP-LOOP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 25, 1906.

Application filed December 23,1904. Serial No. 238,163.

To all whmn/ it nuty concern.-

Be it known that I, ED\VARD PYLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lincoln,

in the county of Lancaster and State of Ne braska, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Clasp-Loops, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to clasp-loops for Suspender-ends and otherfastening devices employing a button as one of the elements of thefastening and also for use on harness, and particularly on the end ofcheckreins, and has for its object the improvement of devices of thischaracter, in that two loops are providedone to clasp the shank of thebutton or the stem of a checkrein-holder, &c., to insure itsnon-displacement, while the other loop is adapted to receive the strainor pull on the loop. By the peculiar construction of parts hereinafterdescribed it will be seen that the two loops are resiliently held incontact with one another.

My invention will be fully described hereinafter and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view showing one side ofmy improved clasp-loop; Fig. 2, a view showing the reverse side thereof,and Fig. 3 an edge view of the device.

In the drawings similar reference characters indicate correspondingparts throughout the several views.

My invention consists of two pieces of stiff wire, one of which is bentto form a straight portion A, having the wire at each side extended onlines slightlyinclined toward one another, as shown at B. The wire isthen bent to form circular loops C, the wire after completing the loopsbeing outside of the parts B. The ends of the wire are then curvedinwardly, as shown at D, to close proximity and curved'to form a smallloop E, the ends of the wire being brought close together. Thisconstruction forms a broken or divided loop, with a constricted portionF where the wires are brought to close proximity between D and E.Another loop is formed of the other piece of wire, which is bent in itscenter, as shown at G, and has the extended portions of the wire on eachside of the curved portion G extended on divergent straight lines, asshown at H, and the extreme ends bent to form inwardly-extended hooks I,which are inserted in loops C.

In operation the suspender-end, strap, &c., are secured to the straightportion A. In securing the clasp-loop to a button or other fasteningdevice the button is inserted in the open space between the straightsides B and the strap, &c., drawn away from the button until the shankvpasses beyond the constricted portion F. The divided or broken portionof loop E permits the sides thereof to spring out when the shank of thebutton is passed between the constricted portions F, while the resilientnature of material of which the loop E is made causes the loop to returnto its former position and clasp the button-shank. v

It will be understood that the curved portion G will sustain the weightof the pull on the button or other fastening, while the small loop E byclosely clasping the shank of the button, &c., prevents displacement ofthe clasp-loop in case of temporary release of the strain on the loop.

It will be understood that the formation of the loops C in having theWire at the end of the loop outside of the parts B and Securing the endsof wires H in said loops by means of inwardly-extending hooks I insuresthat the two parts are resiliently held in contact with one another.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is- I 1. In aclasp-loop, a loop having one end divided or broken and its sides curvedinwardly to form a constricted portion, the di vided ends of said loopbeing normally in close proximity to one another, and a loop pivotallymounted on said constricted loop, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a clasp-loop, a loop having one end divided or broken and itssides curvedinwardly to form a constricted portion, the divided ends ofsaid loop being normally in close proximity to one another, and a looppivotally mounted on said constricted loop and resiliently held incontact therewith, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a clasp-loop, a loop formed of a single piece of wire having oneend divided or broken and its sides curved inwardly to form aconstricted portion, the divided ends of said loop being normally inclose proximity to one another, and a loop pivotally mounted on saidconstricted loop, substantially as shown and described.

4. In a clasp-loop, a loop formed of a single piece of wire having oneend divided or broken and its sides curved inwardly to form aconstricted portion, the divided ends of saidloop being normally inclose proximity formed of another strand of wire bent in its [5 to oneanother, circular loops formed on said constricted loop, and a looppivotally secured in said circular loops, substantially as shown anddescribed.

5. In a clasp-loop, a loop formed of a single piece of wire bent at eachside of the mid-- dle to form a straight bar, the two ends of the wireextended on lines slightly inclined toward one another, the ends of thewire then bent to form circular loops, the ends then bent to form a loopwith a constricted portion, the free ends of said wires ending in closeproximity to one another, and a loop middle to form a curved portion,the sides extended on divergent straight lines and the ends bentinwardly to form hooks which are inserted in the circular loops on thefirstnamed loop, substantially asshown and described.

In testimony whereof I hereto aflix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

EDWARD PYLE.

